- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: Omnibus Press; illustrated edition edition (13 Oct 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0711997632
- ISBN-13: 978-0711997639
- Product Dimensions: 28.4 x 22.6 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 383,553 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This title takes Kurt Cobain's story and plays it out as a graphic novel. From the luminous colours of an idyllic childhood through the flamboyant hues of success and stardom, Cobain's story inevitably declines into a much darker palette. The script draws from the singer's tortured self-image as well as straightforward biographical fact so that the tone of the book fluctuates between subjective dream-state and objective reality.
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Writer Jim McCarthy is a widely published illustrator and comic strip artist and has created for Britain's best selling comic 2000AD
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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A must for Nirvana fans,
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This review is from: Godspeed: The Kurt Cobain Graphic (Paperback)
There have been so many tacky cash-ins on the Nirvana phenomenon since Kurt Cobain’s death you’re more likely to find some exploitative, tabloid journalism piece of unauthorised biography than something that’s truly a tribute to the grunge legacy. Fortunately, this graphic novel falls into the latter category.The story of Kurt Cobain’s life is already well-known and this book doesn’t claim to add anything to it. Everything’s here, from Kurt’s parents’ divorce, his first encounter with drugs, Nirvana’s disastrous first gig, and its triumphant final days. In fact, there’s so much here that if you don’t already know the history of Nirvana after the release of their Nevermind album, it’s not going to make much sense. But that is the single flaw with this entire graphic novel. The comic strip is presented from Kurt’s own perspective. The narrative voice is his own. Book-ended by his suicide, we quickly learn the story is a retrospective dream – his life flashing before his eyes in those final few seconds. This dreamlike quality stops the episodic plot losing pace and momentum. Recurring images of Kurt’s imaginary friend Boddah and juxtapositions between Kurt’s parents’ problems and his and Courtney’s give this book a feeling of the unreal. But it works. The writers and artists truly seem to have managed to get inside the head of somebody who has been dead a decade. There are even sly little digs at the people who misunderstood or exploited Nirvana. Lovingly crafted but never sycophantic, this is a must-read for all Kurt’s fans.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
god speed the kurt cobain graphic novel,
This review is from: Godspeed: The Kurt Cobain Graphic (Paperback)
This was an amazingly wonderful book. The drawings were truly breath taking. It showed how one man's gift became his curseany nirvana fan should own this book!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A unique tribute,
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This review is from: Godspeed: The Kurt Cobain Graphic (Paperback)
I've always felt that graphic novels have the ability to bring a story to life like no other medium possibly can - and Godspeed is no exception. Whether you're a first-timer to the comic book genre, or an avid collector, you won't be disappointed with Flameboy et al's exceptional first graphic. The responsibility was heavy, but these guys shouldn't let any fans down. Whatever your take on how Cobain's life ended, the graphic stands alone as a respectful and fitting tribute. Godspeed is as unique and powerful as Cobain's life itself - the darkness and the pain, the joy and adulation, the vulnerability and self-loathing - it's all there, screaming at you with a sometimes eye-watering intensity from each brilliantly inked and cleverly penned page. Don't be fooled...these guys know their Cobain. For me, Godspeed is more than a graphic - it's an experience, a journey...and a very fitting tribute to a talented, tortured genius.
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